Lincoln Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,497 at the 2020 census. It began as a lumbering settlement, with a saloon named "Red Keg", which was popularized in novels by Eugene Thwing: The Man from Red Keg, and The Redkeggers. A post office named "Averill's Station" was established on September 30, 1868, named after the first postmaster, Averill S. Harrison. It was shortened to Averill on June 2, 1883. It was platted in 1870.
Geography
The township is in central Midland County, bordered to the southeast by the city of Midland, the county seat, and to the west by the village of Sanford. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.41%, are water.
As of the census